Research by Xero has shown that three out of four New Zealand business owners are intending to sell their businesses in order to fund their retirement. However, 30% of these people don’t think their businesses [...]

Before starting any business venture, it’s important to carefully plan its execution and management. This step – financial planning – is crucial to attaining the business’ purpose and objectives. Financial planning is intricately tied to [...]

From April to June 2017 diversified portfolios again delivered generally positive returns, although at a more subdued rate than investors have become accustomed to in recent quarters. For much of the second quarter major markets [...]

New Zealand shares +5.08% The local market bounced back from a weak final quarter in 2016 to post a strong start to the year. With improving global growth expectations, still supportive credit conditions [...]

We are pleased to report that, once again, the markets have delivered another strong positive start to the year. This stretches the winning sequence to eight years in a row - since the Global Financial [...]

Most people seek happiness. Some economists even think happiness is the best indicator of the health of a society. However, while money can make us happier, studies show that after our basic needs are met, [...]